The reigning premier stamped its authority on the competition with a commanding 32-shot win over Avenue in Monday’s first round at Bacchus Marsh –  87-55.

Central Wendouree was another to begin the season on a high.

Clunes found itself on the end of Central Wendouree’s might with a 99-50 loss.

It was a different story at Midlands, where it had to battle hard to get the majority of the points against Creswick after finishing just four points up for the day.

Midlands Golf managed to win just of the three rinks, but it was enough as Jan Vincent finished 14 shots up.

Smeaton and Daylesford were other division one winners in a warm welcome to the new season.

Smeaton took the honours against Webbcona 77-62 at Webbcona.

Daylesford overcame Sebastopol 77-52 on the road.

ROUND 1 RESULTS

DIVISION 1

AVENUE 55 lt CITY OVAL 87

V Layton, B Kamp, J Sullivan, G Kay 28 d D Flintoft, T Sullivan, C Magrath, J Vance 15; Stuart Wilson, B Robinson, D Cook, Di Hardiment 19 lt K Watts, W Clarke, M Curtis, R Ryan 33; C Carlton, Ray Humphrey, M Whiting, D Connell 8 lt P Orr, W Roberts, D Sheehan, J Roberts 39

CENT WENDOUREE 99 d CLUNES 50

S McCracken, M O'Meara, L Maple, E.Kierce 35 d M Vorbach, J Herman, L Hudson, B Millar 11; L Liston, M Wilkins, M Blake, J Nimmo 27 d S Erickson, M Harris, J Cameron, A Shields 20; K Geddes, M Holloway, J Kenyon, J Adams 37 d C Burt, J Dellavedova, C Smith, D Annear 19;

SEBASTOPOL 52 lt DAYLESFORD 77

A Matthews, J Matthews, C Helmore, J Harman 22 lt M Kew, P Wigmore, M A Tate, L Wigmore 23; R Anning, N Lloyd-Jones, N Walters, J Dunn 15 lt R Bull, A Bremner, L Voterakis, D Bull 24; P Birch, B Harris, G Andrew, J Gordon 15 lt A Hearn, B Hetherington, L Hetherington, T Hearn 30;

WEBBC0NA 62 lt SMEATON 77

L.Dixon, J.Feltham, L.Gullock, J.Shepherd 26 d G Perry, Haines, Armstrong, E Cosgrave 20; L Lane, A Gull, C Crawford, l McArthur 22 lt Toose, P.Kersley, H Mizzeni, J Toose 30; V.Savage, R.Worsley, N.Vorbachj, B.Ayesr 14 lt W.Cosgrave, M Rousch, K.Leishman, B Davidson 27

MIDLANDS GOLF 72 d CRESWICK 68

P Carlyle, M.Davis, T.Speechley, J.Vincent 20 d J.Whitehead, R.Evans, J.Rhook, J.Caddy 16; J.Winnell, L.Mason, M.Goldsmith, S.Grano 22 lt P.Zelley, B.Wade, B.Toth, B.Huntley 30; M.Philipson, V.Lacy, D.Denning, M.Phelan 20 lt B.O'Malley, J VanOirschot, C.Baker, E Bennet 22

DIVISION 2

AVENUE 79 d CENTRAL WENDOUREE 68

Kevin Gilmore, M Fisher, J Wilson, H Treloar 35 d C Mahony, J Sheehy, G Archibald, J Watson 19; D Lyons, M Hughes, H Smith, F Ellson 19 lt J Hendy, E Devenish, C Bowers, S Peters 22; Dennis Hardiment, S Cooper, C Glass, B Giles 25 lt B Dixon, T Copeman, V Page, H Snibson 27

INVERMAY 68 d SEBASTOPOL 55

R Burzacott, J Blower, N Hoare, K Bulic 25 d L Mackley, R Haddrick, M Crombie, F Haddrick 13; G Blake, G Duke, H Burzacott, V Rook 28 d L Lawrence, P Harvey, M Meadows, A Kerr 8; A Currie, Y McDonald, N Day, J Souter 15 lt E Harman, B Flynn, B Simpson, H Kinnersly 24

BUNINYONG 58 lt MT.XAVIER 74

I Voigt, M Sultana, B Wynd, S Chapman 20 lt Bill Burge, Murray Trickey, B.Squire, G.Burge 21; F Crouch, B Wilcock, J Walker, J Earl 14 lt Joe McGrath, Daryl Lamb, I.Ritchie, L JoneS 29; A Donelly; T McDonald, J Muelan, B Voigt 24 drew with John Darke, N.Britt, I Ritchie 24

CRESWICK 99 d VICTORIA 44

L Keen, M Franklin, E Franklin, F Grady 37 d G Thornton, B Ward, K Kellett, L Taffe 16; E.VanOirschot, R.Lloyd, L.Hocking, S.Glasspool 28 d A Tudorovic, H Scully, G Pyke, P Anderson 13; R.Lethlean, S.Jones, M.Raven, L.Lubeek 34 d S.Kellett, B Burgess, B Hughes, G Ward 15

BEAUFORT 61 lt BMS 70

W.Wereszczuk d R Walker, J Lindsay, B Ryan, L Van der Linden 16; C.Milenkovic 21 lt R Hickman, T Kuypers, K Alsop, D McGregor 26; B.Stephens 17 lt P Ditchfield, S Burge, J Bedggood, L Bryce 26

DIVISION 3

BALLARAT 52 lt MIDLANDS GOLF 66

Mark Rowe,Geoff Bourke-Finn, Liz Gribble, Pam Pike 22 d B.Ruggles, R.Bainbridge, F.Molloy, M.Duggan 15; Ken Lee, David Pollock, Sandie Campbell, Jenny Bromilow 15 lt M.Robertson, W Jenkins, D.Newey, B.King 30; Wayne Penhall, Peter Titheridge, Maureen Penhall, Joan Smith 15 lt L Denham, M.Doyle, N.Coad, J.Adams 21

CENT WENDOUREE 71 d CITY OVAL 59

P Coffield, K Trounce, J Barnes, S Walker 22 d J Ryan, G O'Farrell, A Madeley, D Mahony 18; P Boustead, C Walker, C Gunn, B Kinnersly 27 d R Oonk, B Candy, C Hawkes, K McKenzie 12; M.Murray, R Wilkins, S Orr, J Burt 22 lt B Tuddenham, K Lynch, J Alexandr, P Holman 29

SEBASTOPOL 63 lt DAYLESFORD 76

L Opie, D Ringin, K Parnell, B Rowe 18 lt F Peniguel, R Ryan, J Conroy, H Bel 27; S Cassells, F Moore, G Densley, J Brown 20 lt G Coffey, M Tate, J Vanderhoeven, J Field 27; B Paton, R Page, B Sanders, N Thornhill 25 d N Dempster, H Jenkin, S Dempster, L Nicholls 22; WEBBCONA 59 lt BMS.80

J Gidley, V Waight, L Redfern, M Alpen 24 d R White, D Hampson, L White, P Walker 13; M Hammond, M Auer, S Horne, V Waight 21 drew with G Boak, H Johannsen, C Kuypers, J Holton 21; G.Gullock, M.Auer, H.Williams, P.Lloyd 14 lt C Baker, M Walker, L Johannsen, J Baker 46

LINTON 88 d 60 VICTORIA

Ken Blomeley, Gerald Como, Ingrid Murphy, Shirley Blomeley 36 d Ed Bawden, J Cuthbert, J Bawden, M.Bradford 23; Geoff Wilson, Shirley Tilley, Joy Weede, Lorraine Symes 31 d A Chapman, M Collinson, M Bromley, Alexe Hamilton 13; Rod Lindsay, Cecelia Palmer, Colleen Wilson, Heather Lindsay 21 lt G Cuthbert, L Pyke, K Morris, D Ford 24

SMEATON 68 d LEARMONTH 61

S Lafranchi, Pickering, Stephens, McKay 21 d M Corcoran, V Lavery, M Lakey, J Verlin 20; R Seamons, Tranter, Judy Lafranchi, K May 19 lt B Walters, I Bridgewater, L Owen, S Marshall 23; Adam, Saligari, Oswin, E Slater 28 d L Morvell, G Hopkins, P Hunter, L Burke 18;

DIVISION 4

BALLARAT 54 lt CENTRAL WENDOUREE 84

Alan Hall, Kath Whitehead, Marlene Sharp 15 S Middleton, B Kiley, R Strownix, M Gallagher 24; Louise McClure, Nell Hanrahan, Marlene Tatchell, Olive Gunnell 17 lt D Cunningham, P Goosens J Jew, M Edwards 29; Barb Hall, Bernadette Carter Judy Fitzgerald, Lee Wilson 22 lt P Townsend, L Hill, J.Eldridge, M Townsend 31;

INVERMAY 79 d SEBASTOPOL 61

E Bulic, A Kuchel, P Currie, R Nunn 38 d J Francis, D Ellis, L Aitken, C Thomas 11; G Pigdon, S Howard, M Irvin, J Beattie 20 lt A Sainty, A Smith, D Wasley, M Cassells 29; H Brennan, G Beattie, R Powell, L Steegstra 21 drew J Gladman, P Serno, P Weatherhead, R Hinds 21

CITY OVAL 75 d MT.XAVIER 59

L Finger, T Johns, M Lynch, M Oonk 29 d T Watt, F Lamb, J McGrath, P Duggan 15; A Graham, C Matthews, J Aitken, G Evans 24 d W.Lockyer, B Keily, D Mcrae, C Squire 16; B Faulkhead, B.Dean J.Morris A.Finger 22 lt John Edmiston, L.Murphy; F Lamb, M McKenna 28

DAYLESFORD 56 lt CRESWICK 71

A Trevorrow, M Urquhart, J Silbereisen, M Trevorrow 14 lt S.Tanner, E.Mitchell, L.Zelley, E.Currie 26S Spicer, K Gillies, E Young, M Coffey 17lt M.Wilson, B.Evans, J.Head, H Pearse 24

G Provan, R Barron, M Sewell, C Collins 25 d R.Howlett, E.Wrigley, J.Fisher, B.Howlett 21

BUNINYONG48 lt SMEATON 67

C.Deans, M Renault, P McGregor, L Draffin 13lt J Perry, Cawthan, B Shaw, L Taylor 22; Y Gamble, L Thorpe, W McCutcheon, B Glover 19 lt Richards, C Toose, Prendergast, Joan Lafranchi 30; P Muelan, J Worth, E Harrison, M Arthurson 16 lt J Slater, S Slater, Muller, Bradshaw 22